Myristamidopropyl betaine is an alpha-amino acid.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 3 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
5 of 5 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 4V55I1QW8M · registered name MYRISTAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE · single chemical substance
Myristamidopropyl betaine is an alpha-amino acid.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Cocamidopropyl Betaine (CAPB)
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ミリスタミドプロピルベタイン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される両性化合物（分子内塩）である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 59272-84-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 261-684-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9041283
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7021283
- IUPAC
- [Dimethyl(3-tetradecanamidopropyl)azaniumyl]acetate
- Molecular formula
- C21H42N2O3
- Molecular weight
- 370.578 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 11 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)6
- Softener and conditioner2
- Cleaning agent1
- Anti-static agent1
- Foamant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata